the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich
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Erinys doesn't prate about democracy or social betterment but simply guards oil pipelines.—Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 1 July 2004
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Middle English, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle Low German pratten to pout
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